2006-12-05 11:19:58 · 10 answers · asked by kimzzz 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Surface tension.
2006-12-05 11:21:15 · answer #1 · answered by computerguy103 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
water cohesion/surface tension.
water cohesion is when the water molecules have a bond to one another, so they stick together, like when water runs down your arm, it stays in the same line and doesn't just run off into opposite directions.
since the water wants to stick together, the surface of the water has a certain amount of tension that allows the insect to "walk on water". surface tension is what you feel when you do a belly flop into the pool, and you are breaking those bonds that keep the water molecules together.
2006-12-05 12:05:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The insects weight is less than the surface tension of the water. Therefore the insect does not sink but walks on the water.
also he knows ancient kung foo, levitation
2006-12-05 11:22:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
that's with the aid of floor stress. floor stress, subject modern-day on the unfastened floor of a liquid, such as the residences of an elastic epidermis below stress. the stress is the end results of intermolecular forces exerting an unbalanced inward pull on the guy floor molecules; that's contemplated in the important curvature at those edges the place the liquid is in touch with the wall of a vessel. greater extraordinarily, the stress is the stress per unit length of any as we communicate line on the liquid floor that the exterior layers on the alternative facets of the line exert upon one yet another. The tendency of any liquid floor is to alter into as small as a probability for this reason of this stress, as in relation to mercury, which varieties an very almost around ball while a small quantity is placed on a horizontal floor. The close to-appropriate around shape of a cleansing soap bubble, that's the end results of the distribution of hysteria on the skinny action picture of cleansing soap, is yet another occasion of this stress; floor stress on my own can help a needle placed horizontally on a water floor. floor stress is important at 0 gravity, as in area flight: beverages won't be in a position to be stored in open packing containers because of the fact they run up the vessel partitions.
2016-12-18 08:04:58 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
due to Surface tension.
2006-12-05 20:29:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
take physical chemistry, so you can be educated on the true properties of water and how awesome water really is
2006-12-05 11:27:12 · answer #6 · answered by Bleeble Blabble 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
high surface tension of H2O.
2006-12-05 18:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ter is more heavy then the insect. Called specific gravity.
2006-12-05 11:21:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
water cohesion
2006-12-05 11:23:05 · answer #9 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
surface tension ....
2006-12-05 11:27:43 · answer #10 · answered by pineforestkim 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋